\parbox[pos][5cm][contentpos]{5cm}{text}
%in pbox package
\pbox[pos][5cm]{8cm}{text}
\fbox{text}
\framebox[width][pos]{text}
\mbox{text}
\makebox[width][pos]{text}
\scalebox{0.25}{\includegraphics{test.pdf}.}
\scalebox{0.25}{\input{table.tex}.}
\begin{minipage}[pos][height][contentpos]{width}
text
\end{minipage}
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